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Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers - Week 15
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

JAC
ATL		 14
 41
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DAL
TB		 31
 15
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WAS
NYG		 23
 10
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TEN
IND		 13
 27
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SEA
CHI		 38
 14
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NO
MIN		 42
 20
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MIA
BUF		 30
 23
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GB
KC		 14
 19
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CIN
STL		 20
 13
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CAR
HOU		 28
 13
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DET
OAK		 28
 27
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NE
DEN		 41
 23
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CLE
ARI		 17
 20
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NYJ
PHI		 19
 45
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BAL
SD		 14
 34
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PIT
SF		 3
 20
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Ravens 23, Chargers 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Baltimore Ravens
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Joe Flacco Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Ray Rice Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 26 Anquan Boldin Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 35 Torrey Smith Rec: 5-80, 0 TD
TE 19 Ed Dickson Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 10 Billy Cundiff FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  
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San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Philip Rivers Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12 Ryan Mathews Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 38 Mike Tolbert Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 12 Vincent Jackson Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 55 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 80 Vincent Brown Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
 TE 6 Antonio Gates Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 12 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Ravens Seek 5th consecutive win... In only career start vs. SD, QB Joe Flacco completed 17 of 26 passes (65.4 pct.) for 2 TDs vs. 1 INTs & 96.6 rating. Flacco (8) needs 300-yard passing game to surpass VINNY TESTAVERDE (8) for most 300-yard passing games in Ravens history... In past 2, RB Ray Rice is averaging 153.5 rush yards per game. Rice leads NFL with 307 rush yards in Dec. Ranks 1st among NFL RBs with 593 rec. yards in '11. RB Ricky Williams (9,916) needs 84 rush yards to reach 10,000 career... WR Anquan Boldin had 4 catches for 112 yards in only meeting vs. SD (w/ Cardinals). Rookie WR Torrey Smith ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 6 TD rec. (A.J. GREEN, 7)... Lead NFL with 45 sacks... S Bernard Pollard had 1st INT of season last week... LB Terrell Suggs (13) needs 2.5 sacks to surpass PETER BOULWARE (15 in '01) for most sacks in season in Ravens history. Has 7 sacks in past 3... DE Cory Redding has 3.5 sacks in past 3.

Chargers For career, QB Philip Rivers is 22-2 (.917) as starter in Dec., best mark among QBs who began their career in SB era (min. 15 starts). Rivers had 436 passing yards vs. Ravens on 9/20/09, 2nd-most in game in career... RB Ryan Mathews aims for 4th consecutive game with 100+ rush yards (137, 112, 114). Mathews (943) needs 57 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 1st time. RB Mike Tolbert posted 6th rush TD of season last week & 17th since '10... TE Antonio Gates (582) needs 5 catches to surpass HOFer CHARLIE JOINER (586) for most career catches in franchise history. Recorded 75th career TD rec. last week, 2nd-most among TEs in NFL history (TONY GONZALEZ, 95). In past 2 vs. Bal., Gates has totaled 11 rec. for 183 yards (16.6 avg.) with 2 TDs... WR Vincent Jackson (952) needs 48 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for 3rd time in career. Jackson had 6 catches for 141 yards with TD catch in last game vs. Bal... S Eric Weddle is tied for 1st in NFL with 7 INTs this season.


Results and Schedule
Baltimore Ravens
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 PIT H W 35-7 +28
2 2011-09-18 TEN A L 13-26 -13
3 2011-09-25 STL A W 37-7 +30
4 2011-10-02 NYJ H W 34-17 +17
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 HOU H W 29-14 +15
7 2011-10-24 JAC A L 7-12 -5
8 2011-10-30 ARI H W 30-27 +3
9 2011-11-06 PIT A W 23-20 +3
10 2011-11-13 SEA A L 17-22 -5
11 2011-11-20 CIN H W 31-24 +7
12 2011-11-24 SF H W 16-6 +10
13 2011-12-04 CLE A W 24-10 +14
14 2011-12-11 IND H W 24-10 +14
15 2011-12-18 SD A L 14-34 -20
16 2011-12-24 CLE H    
17 2012-01-01 CIN A    
   
San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 MIN H W 24-17 +7
2 2011-09-18 NE A L 21-35 -14
3 2011-09-25 KC H W 20-17 +3
4 2011-10-02 MIA H W 26-16 +10
5 2011-10-09 DEN A W 29-24 +5
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 NYJ A L 21-27 -6
8 2011-10-31 KC A L 20-23 -3
9 2011-11-06 GB H L 38-45 -7
10 2011-11-10 OAK H L 17-24 -7
11 2011-11-20 CHI A L 20-31 -11
12 2011-11-27 DEN H L 13-16 -3
13 2011-12-05 JAC A W 38-14 +24
14 2011-12-11 BUF H W 37-10 +27
15 2011-12-18 BAL H W 34-14 +20
16 2011-12-24 DET A    
17 2012-01-01 OAK A    

Injury Report
Baltimore Ravens
Questionable  CB Chris Carr (Back)
 K Billy Cundiff (Left Calf)
 OG Ben Grubbs (Toe)
 ILB Ray Lewis (Foot)
 DE Haloti Ngata (Back)
 DE Cory Redding (Ankle)
 CB Lardarius Webb (Toe)
Probable  RB Anthony Allen (Thigh)
IR  CB Domonique Foxworth (Right Knee)
 OT Ramon Harewood (Ankle)
 DE Michael McAdoo (Knee)
   
San Diego Chargers
Questionable  ILB Donald Butler (Foot)
 DE Jacques Cesaire (Ankle)
 ILB Takeo Spikes (Back)
Probable  FS Darrell Stuckey (Groin)
IR  DE Luis Castillo (Tibia)
 ILB Stephen Cooper (Triceps)
 OG Kris Dielman (Concussion)
 OLB Larry English (Broken Left Foot)
 K Nate Kaeding (Left Knee ACL)
 OT Marcus McNeill (Neck)
 ILB Jonas Mouton (Shoulder)
 OC Scott Mruczkowski (Concussion)
 SS Bob Sanders (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Offense 		 SD
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 22.0 28.0 21.6 SD
Rushing yards 104.5 112.3 116.8 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 3.99 4.67 4.17 SD
Completion % 60.3% 61.1% 59.4% SD
Passing yards 222.3 257.3 223.6 SD
Passing yards per completion 10.86 11.58 11.30 SD
Passing yards per attempt 6.55 7.07 6.71 SD
Interceptions 0.5 0.8 1.0 BAL
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.5 0.6 SD
Sacks allowed 1.3 1.8 2.2 BAL
3rd down conversions 50.0% 41.8% 36.9% BAL
4th down conversions 60.0% 100.0% 44.4% SD
Time of possession 32:14 30:25 30:14 BAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BAL
 Defense 		 SD
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 15.5 21.3 21.6 BAL
Rushing yards 80.5 138.0 116.8 BAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.36 4.24 4.17 BAL
Completion % 53.6% 57.5% 59.4% BAL
Passing yards 205.3 220.0 223.6 BAL
Passing yards per completion 11.54 13.74 11.30 BAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.19 7.90 6.71 BAL
INT return 1.0 0.8 1.0 BAL
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks 2.5 1.3 2.2 BAL
3rd down conversions 28.9% 46.8% 36.9% BAL
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 44.4% SD
Time of possession 27:46 31:42 30:14 BAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BAL   SD  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.5 6.2 9.9 BAL
Yards per kick return 24.6 26.4 23.3 SD
Yards allowed per punt return 7.4 13.8 9.9 BAL
Yards allowed per kick return 27.3 23.3 23.3 SD
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BAL   SD  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 5.3 6.4 BAL
Penalty yards 28.5 41.5 54.5 BAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2011 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Baltimore Ravens vs. San Diego Chargers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 15 2000-12-10 SD BAL 3-24 BAL
2003 3 2003-09-21 BAL SD 24-10 BAL
2006 4 2006-10-01 SD BAL 13-16 BAL
2007 12 2007-11-25 BAL SD 14-32 SD
2009 2 2009-09-20 BAL SD 31-26 BAL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.